Before Leaving Town I’ve never gone on book tour before. When my first book, Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab, came out three years ago, touring didn’t seem like an option. That book was published by University of Chicago Press, which opened up a lot of opportunities for me. I got to be a guest on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, wrote a guest column for Chicago magazine for a month, and got some pretty positive reviews. The book […]
A playlist from Dmitry Samarov, Emily Gould recommends books, notes on a Highsmith adaptation, revisiting Burn After Reading, and more.
The great thing about all these service industry jobs is it’s a great place to observe people. That’s what all my art and my writing is made of. I’m not making any of this shit up; I don’t have to. All I have to do is find a place to watch and listen. Dmitry Samarov discusses his new book Where To? at Chicagoist. We’ll be hosting Samarov, Megan Stielstra, Erika Wurth, D. Foy, and Jason Diamond tonight at Housing Works for a night […]
This September, we’ll be teaming with acclaimed Chicago publisher Curbside Splendor for a pair of events–one in Manhattan, and one in Brooklyn. They’ll feature some of our favorite writers, including Megan Stielstra, Dmitry Samarov, Sarah Gerard, and D. Foy. On Tuesday, September 16, at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe: Jason Diamond D. Foy Dmitry Samarov Megan Stielstra Erika Wurth Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is located at 126 Crosby Street in Manhattan. This event will begin at 7:00 pm. Facebook RSVP here. On Thursday, September 18th, at […]